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Carousel of Happiness Podcast

Carousel of Happiness

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast! It all starts with Scott Harrison, a Vietnam veteran, who channelled his grief into art by hand-carving and restoring a 1910 Charles Looff-designed carousel that actively spins today. On the podcast, you"ll hear stories about how the carousel came to be and how it found an unusual home 8,000 feet above sea level in the quirky mountain town of Nederland, Colorado.The Carousel of Happiness Podcast is your weekly hub of positivity where we"ll spin yarns and

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35:24

Episode 34: Beatles, Tarot Cards, & Crystal Balls:...

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2025/08/19

What does a Beatle have in common with tarot cards and crystal balls? On today’s episode, you’ll find out. Host Allie Wagner will tell you one of her favorite stories about her favorite Beatle and how we can use what’s called a divination tool to tap into our intuitive guidance. Plus, we’ll do a little carousel-inspired intuitive reading together. Want to learn more about the koala? Check out the Atlas Obscura documentary here: https://www.atlasobscura.com/videos/video-carousel-of-happi...

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Episode 33: How Small Change Can Create Big Impact –...

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2025/08/12

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, we’ll introduce you to lifelong Nederland summer resident, Mary Quinlan Wingate. You’ll learn how a mother of three changed Nederland for the better and how her legacy lives on to this day. Think you need millions of social media followers or millions of dollars to make a difference? Not true. And we'll explain why on today's show. Do you have a story to share? Leave us a message! The Carousel of Happiness is a nonprofit ...

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Episode 32: "If Not Me, Then Who?" – A Lesson about...

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2025/08/05

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, we share a story of a group of veterans and their families who visited the carousel from the Travis Manion Foundation a couple of weeks ago. You’ll learn about the mission of the organization, its leadership philosophy, and the meaning of the organization’s motto – “If not me, then who.” Want to learn more about the Travis Manion Foundation? Check out their website here. (https://www.travismanion.org/) In case you missed it – w...

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Episode 31: Peace, Love, Moto: A Conversation with...

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2025/07/29

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, I’m going to share an interview I did last week with Ron Francis. Ron is the host of the Peace, Love, Moto Podcast, a podcast based in Loveland, Colorado that explores the intersection between mindfulness and motorcycling. While Ron lives in Loveland, he regularly rides through Nederland. He and Scott have been friends for a while now, and Scott put us in touch because he thought we might have a lot to talk about. Which w...

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Episode 30: What to Do When the World's On Fire?

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2025/07/22

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, we explore what to do when it feels like the world is on fire. Join host Allie Wagner as she shares a TedTalk by writer and creative coach, Amie McNee, who makes the argument that creativity is not a selfish act, but rather the solution to our world’s current problems. On today's episode, we'll explore her argument by actually trying it out together. In real time. If the world has left you feeling overwhelmed, discouraged...

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Ep. 29: Full Moon Fever: How 7 Animals Escaped the...

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2025/07/15

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, host Allie Wagner shares a story about how she arrived at the carousel last Friday morning to discover seven carousel animals missing. Who left? Where are they? Did they get back in time? Do you have a story to share? Leave us a message! The Carousel of Happiness is a nonprofit arts & culture organization dedicated to inspiring happiness, well-being, and service to others through stories and experiences. If you enjo...

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Episode 28: Sunshine, Soul Retrieval, and Rainbows: A...

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2025/07/08

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, we continue our conversation with Seer, Healer, and Artist, Cypress Willet. Join host Allie Wagner as she shares with you what it was like to experience firsthand the shamanic practice of “soul retrieval” with Cypress in Longmont. In what she describes as the single most life-changing experience of her life, she'll take you step-by-step through the process, and you'll learn how to identify the symptoms of soul loss in your own ...

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Episode 27: Helping Spirits, Ritual, and "Nurse...

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2025/07/01

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, we meet Seer, Healer, and Artist, Cypress Willett. You might remember I met Cypress on my visit to the Warrior Storyfield in Longmont. And, if you’ve been to the carousel recently, you’ve seen Cypress’s work. High above the carousel, surrounding the ceiling, you’ll find a series of brightly colored stained glass windows made just for us by her. On the first part of this two-part episode, I sit down with Cypress to t...

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Episode 26: Meditation, Happy Grandpas, and the Power...

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2025/06/24

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, you'll meet Carousel of Happiness Board President, Charles Wood. Charles has been involved with the carousel for 12 years now, and has had pretty much every single job in this place. In addition to serving on the board, Charles has been a volunteer, he’s worked the front desk, he’s been an operator, and briefly he served as the interim Executive Director. Charles tells me about what it was like growing up in Houston, how medita...

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Episode 25: Presence, Creativity, and a Wonder Box...

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2025/06/17

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, host Allie Wagner guides you through a carousel-themed meditation. Find a cozy spot, quiet your mind, and see what's possible when you are present with questions from the Wonder Box! Did you get a great idea? Follow up on an exciting impulse? Click the link below to send a quick text message to Allie. Do you have a story to share? Leave us a message! The Carousel of Happiness is a nonprofit arts & culture organization...

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Episode 24: Presence, Peace, and the Joy of "Riding...

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2025/06/10

Welcome the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we talk about what happened on the podcast last week, how it relates to the carousel, and how we’re going to move forward together on the podcast. Host Allie Wagner tells you about a text she got from a friend, as well as one she got from Scott about last week’s episode. Do you have a story to share? Leave us a message! The Carousel of Happiness is a nonprofit arts & culture organization dedicated to inspiring happiness,...

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Episode 23: Why Rambling is Good for Your Soul

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2025/06/03

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we see what happens when we throw the playbook out the window. Join host Allie Wagner as we rumble (and ramble) off the rails slightly in this improvisational episode about creativity, compassionate empathy, and the power of the present moment. Do you have a story to share? Leave us a message! The Carousel of Happiness is a nonprofit arts & culture organization dedicated to inspiring happiness, well-being,...

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Episode 22: Mayoral Update and a Discussion about...

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2025/05/27

Welcome the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, we celebrate a peaceful transition of power at the Carousel of Happiness. Madam Piglet Eunice Stardust becomes the 2025 Mayor of the Carousel. We hear details about the election, Allie shares an idea in a book she read on vacation, and we'll explore the power of asking the question "what if?" Want to hear more about Ron Francis? Check out the Peace, Love and Moto Podcast. Do you have a story to share? Leave us a message! The...

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Episode 21: Pat Craig, the Wild Animal Sanctuary, and...

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2025/05/20

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode we’re going to hear the story of Pat Craig and the Wild Animal Sanctuary. Did you know over 30,000 acres in the state of Colorado is home to over 950 lions, tigers, bears, and other exotic animals? We’ll find out how this came to be, what the captive wildlife crisis is, and how compassionate empathy can change the world. Check out the Wild Animal Sanctuary here: https://www.wildanimalsanctuary.org/. Don't forget to vote for Mayo...

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Episode 20: Celebrating 20 Episodes and the Finding...

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2025/05/06

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, we’re taking a quick break to celebrate and reflect on how far we’ve come together on the podcast. Host, Allie Wagner, tells you about a camping trip she's planning, and we’ll explore why it makes sense to celebrate “what is” on your way to accomplishing "what's next." Don't forget to vote for Mayor of the Carousel – voting ends May 26! Learn more about the Mayor Election and the perks of voting! (https://carouselofhappiness.or...

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Episode 19: Artists, the "Muse," and the Story of the...

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2025/04/29

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, we continue the conversation about the creative process by focusing on the Muse. How do Muses inspire creativity? Who was Scott’s Muse? Host, Allie Wagner, introduces you to the Twirling Girl and the other “hitchhikers” of the carousel – animals who’ve hitch a ride on the carousel in the wooden sweeps and metal supports above. Don't forget to vote for Mayor of the Carousel – voting ends May 26! Learn more about the Mayor ...

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Episode 18: Lessons on Art and Grieving from Carousel...

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2025/04/23

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today’s episode, you'll meet Carousel Operator, Burt Rashbaum. He’s one of only a handful of people who have the distinct privilege of operating the carousel, something he has done since September 2010. In addition to operating a carousel, Burt is a multi-hyphenate artist who has spent his entire life soaking up the details of his life, and processing them through his work. You’ll hear about his creative process, why he loves the carousel, and ...

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Episode 17: The True Story of Elephant's Disappearance

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2025/04/15

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. As many of you know, Elephant was reported missing in the local Mountain Ear newspaper a couple of weeks ago. But, we at the Carousel of Happiness, need to set the record straight on a few things. Turns out they got some details wrong. On today’s episode, you’ll hear the true story of Elephant’s disappearance and what actually happened that night. Don't forget to vote for Mayor of the Carousel – voting ends May 26! Learn more about the Mayor Elect...

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Episode 16: What Animals Really Want Us to Know: A...

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2025/04/08

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, host, Allie Wagner sits down with JoLee Wingerson, a Boulder-based animal communicator with almost 25 years of experience. For more than two decades, JoLee has communicated with animals on behalf of humans, and vice versa, and has some powerful things to say about our spiritual relationship with animals. You’ll learn what animals really want us to know, and how we can support them best. Plus, Allie tells the story of when her h...

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Episode 15: Lessons On Listening from Gift Shop...

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2025/04/02

Welcome to the Carousel of Happiness Podcast. On today's episode, you'll meet gift shop manager and social media maven, Pat Hagberg. Pat was the original “girl boss” before that was even a term, and upon retirement, she found her way to the carousel in 2012. Chances are, whether you are young or old, if you’ve walked through the carousel doors, you’ve had the opportunity to experience Pat’s healing presence. Through Pat, we’ll learn about the power of compassionate listening, and how she’s li...

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